Ink phases out of Quill's senses and warns the others of what he saw, including an estimated count if he tracked that.
"I don't have any big spells left in me, but I can fight with my blades for a bit if I have to. Suddenly wish I had that cursed scimitar," Ink says with a morbid chuckle.
Ink hops back onto the cart, and prods the werewolf a bit. "OK, who are you to the Grey Wolf tribe - they're showing more effort than expected trying to get you back. I know you can talk. You talk to me, perhaps I can help you with an unexpected ally. I know you didn't cause what befell the Red Tiger clan - but you might have seen what happened. Start talking."
"She must be their alpha... maybe they need a new one." Marav looks uncomfortable. "Anyone have an enlarge spell now would be the time. I can shift into my Dire Wolf form. Maybe I can make them back down. I'm already pretty big as a Dire Wolf, but being bigger might help keep from having to kill a bunch of animals. Thoughts?"
// I talk too much - I always corner myself into these checks, when I don't have to be. Next time I have to rephrase so that it's intimidating - I'm at least proficient in that. //
Ink misses the moment when the werewolf’s red eyes open, distracted as he is by Marav’s talking. With a snarl and a loud RIP the monster lunges at him, bursting her bonds, and sending both Ink and herself careening off the wagon!
For a moment, all Ink sees are red eyes and white fur, as he is pinned underneath the massive lycanthrope’s weight.
// At this point, I would to know how your character reacts! Let me know what you want to do, and roll an Initiative check! It’ll be a fast-reaction sort of thing, so depending on your initiative check you might act sooner or later. After everyone has posted we’ll resolve and see what happens. //
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Ink, muffled under the werewolf, chants some words and makes a quick hand gesture casting a spell.
// Initiative @ disadvantage: 11 //
---
If Ink only gets a reaction then he'll cast shield... If he gets a full turn of actions, he'll use his bonus action to cast misty step and then use his action to strike at the werewolf (she was pinning Ink, so I don't know if she was prone on the ground with him or not) with a booming blade using the scimitar he had just prodded her with.
Attack 10, 2nd roll in case she's prone 16... Slash 10 + 3 thunder damage, and if Ink hits hers she's sheathed in 10 of thunder energy.
// Thanks and Crownsguard & Marav, what are you wanting to do? You can be as descriptive as you want, and can either express in game mechanics or just narrative how you react to the situation. Your initiative will determine how effective you are! //
Crownsguard will swing the butt of his sword toward the monster’s jaw, Attack: 22 Damage: 10 slashing damage and again, Attack: 26 Damage: 16 slashing damage PLUS 2nd Level SMITE: 37 radiant damage! That is definitely a white light detonation.
Alright nobody rolled higher than the werewolf's initiative, meaning this happens...
The werewolf shifts into the form of a wild, light-haired woman. While this is happening, with uncanny strength and grace, she twists around behind Ink and hauls him up towards her, leaping to her feet, with Ink momentarily restrained in her grasp and a short piece of rope across his neck in a choking fashion. She is currently about 10 feet away from the rest of you. If anyone approaches, she will tighten the makeshift garrote.
Having momentarily got the drop on you, she exhales slowly. Ink can feel her hot breath on the back of his ear. Her eyes flash momentarily orange-red as she speaks in stilted Common: "You...will allow...departing...and to join my brothers. You will not follow. Well seen?"
// You may still attempt what you were going for originally, but doing so might considerably injure your elvish party member. What do you do? //
Ink will whisper under his breath the command for misty step (a bonus action) and teleport thirty feet away from the woman.
Provided he's successful, he turns bows and says, "Wewwant no fight with you - we just wanted to know what happened on those fields. You're of the Gray Wolf, right?"
While Rip speaks, Ink is able to choke out the words to the spell, and feels the sudden release of pressure from his throat, even as the woman quickly recovers from the balance upset. She steels herself for an onslaught, looking wildly from each one of you to the next. She sees Marav and Crownsguard hold, and looks at Rip as if she's trying to make up her mind.
Ink phases out of Quill's senses and warns the others of what he saw, including an estimated count if he tracked that.
"I don't have any big spells left in me, but I can fight with my blades for a bit if I have to. Suddenly wish I had that cursed scimitar," Ink says with a morbid chuckle.
Ink hops back onto the cart, and prods the werewolf a bit. "OK, who are you to the Grey Wolf tribe - they're showing more effort than expected trying to get you back. I know you can talk. You talk to me, perhaps I can help you with an unexpected ally. I know you didn't cause what befell the Red Tiger clan - but you might have seen what happened. Start talking."
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
"She must be their alpha... maybe they need a new one." Marav looks uncomfortable. "Anyone have an enlarge spell now would be the time. I can shift into my Dire Wolf form. Maybe I can make them back down. I'm already pretty big as a Dire Wolf, but being bigger might help keep from having to kill a bunch of animals. Thoughts?"
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
// Ink, please make a Charisma (Persuasion) check. //
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// I talk too much - I always corner myself into these checks, when I don't have to be. Next time I have to rephrase so that it's intimidating - I'm at least proficient in that. //
// Persuasion (CHA) Check: 7 //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Ink misses the moment when the werewolf’s red eyes open, distracted as he is by Marav’s talking. With a snarl and a loud RIP the monster lunges at him, bursting her bonds, and sending both Ink and herself careening off the wagon!
For a moment, all Ink sees are red eyes and white fur, as he is pinned underneath the massive lycanthrope’s weight.
// At this point, I would to know how your character reacts! Let me know what you want to do, and roll an Initiative check! It’ll be a fast-reaction sort of thing, so depending on your initiative check you might act sooner or later. After everyone has posted we’ll resolve and see what happens. //
Initiative DC to act before the werewolf: 15
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//Assuming you want Crownsguard’s Initiative+Exhaustion Dis.Adv: 5//
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Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Ink, muffled under the werewolf, chants some words and makes a quick hand gesture casting a spell.
// Initiative @ disadvantage: 11 //
---
If Ink only gets a reaction then he'll cast shield... If he gets a full turn of actions, he'll use his bonus action to cast misty step and then use his action to strike at the werewolf (she was pinning Ink, so I don't know if she was prone on the ground with him or not) with a booming blade using the scimitar he had just prodded her with.
Attack 10, 2nd roll in case she's prone 16... Slash 10 + 3 thunder damage, and if Ink hits hers she's sheathed in 10 of thunder energy.
// Away, truncate actions as necessary... //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
initiative 17, did the last 3 rolls for exhaustion count? they were after Flint asked for a nap. 22 just in case they did lol
Rip will immediately cast hold person (wis 14 save)
"Hold it right there little missy"
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
Initiative: 5 // Natural Explorer gives me advantage... so the disadvantage cancels out.//
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
// Thanks and Crownsguard & Marav, what are you wanting to do? You can be as descriptive as you want, and can either express in game mechanics or just narrative how you react to the situation. Your initiative will determine how effective you are! //
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Crownsguard will swing the butt of his sword toward the monster’s jaw, Attack: 22 Damage: 10 slashing damage and again, Attack: 26 Damage: 16 slashing damage PLUS 2nd Level SMITE: 37 radiant damage! That is definitely a white light detonation.
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
//Those last CON saves haven’t taken place yet //
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Initiative @Disadvantage 3
Flint sets the brake on the cart and tries to tackle the werewolf as it leaps at ink
Alright nobody rolled higher than the werewolf's initiative, meaning this happens...
The werewolf shifts into the form of a wild, light-haired woman. While this is happening, with uncanny strength and grace, she twists around behind Ink and hauls him up towards her, leaping to her feet, with Ink momentarily restrained in her grasp and a short piece of rope across his neck in a choking fashion. She is currently about 10 feet away from the rest of you. If anyone approaches, she will tighten the makeshift garrote.
Having momentarily got the drop on you, she exhales slowly. Ink can feel her hot breath on the back of his ear. Her eyes flash momentarily orange-red as she speaks in stilted Common: "You...will allow...departing...and to join my brothers. You will not follow. Well seen?"
// You may still attempt what you were going for originally, but doing so might considerably injure your elvish party member. What do you do? //
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Current: Eogard Duramastar, Human Twilight Cleric/Star Druid | Eiren Lathrana, Shadar-Kai Eldritch Knight/Bladesinger | Arugula, Rabbitfolk Armorer
Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
"only if you don't follow us, or bother us again." persuasion 15
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
Ink will whisper under his breath the command for misty step (a bonus action) and teleport thirty feet away from the woman.
Provided he's successful, he turns bows and says, "Wewwant no fight with you - we just wanted to know what happened on those fields. You're of the Gray Wolf, right?"
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Crownsguard’s attacks go through now that Ink is free.
Oh, we’re doing diplomacy? Oops.
In that case, Crownsguard holds.
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Seeing the she wolf is too fast for him, Flint pauses to see what unfolds.
While Rip speaks, Ink is able to choke out the words to the spell, and feels the sudden release of pressure from his throat, even as the woman quickly recovers from the balance upset. She steels herself for an onslaught, looking wildly from each one of you to the next. She sees Marav and Crownsguard hold, and looks at Rip as if she's trying to make up her mind.
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
"either that or you die long before your friends get here. You didn't happen to eat any halflings during your..... meal, did you?"
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder